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Estimating the full cost of workplace injuries.

Author(s) -

Michael T. French

Publication year - 1990

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.80.9.1118

Subject(s) - medical costs , wage , cost estimate , occupational safety and health , total cost , medicine , environmental health , demographic economics , business , economics , labour economics , health care , management , accounting , pathology , economic growth

While many studies estimate medical costs and lost wages from workplace injuries, few have estimated pain and suffering costs. This study develops a wage-risk model for railroad workers and estimates the total cost of on-the-job injuries. On average, the total cost of an on-the-job injury to a railroad worker in 1980 was between $19,500 and $22,500. These estimates are substantially higher than the sum of medical costs plus lost wages.

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